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At least 20 killed in Henan coal mine accident

AT least 20 miners were killed in a gas burst in a Henan colliery today, the rescue headquarters said.

Rescuers have retrieved 20 bodies by 1pm and are still searching for other miners believed to be trapped underground after a gas burst at about 6am in Yuzhou City of central China's Henan Province, the rescue headquarters said.

The mine is owned by Pingyu Coal & Electric Co. Ltd., a company jointly established by Zhong Ping Energy Chemical Group and China Power Investment Corp.

More than 30 miners were believed to be working in the shaft when the accident occurred, officers of the coal mine said.

 

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